A leading Indian high-tech company is seeking to invest in the construction of a data storage centre in Plovdiv. This transpired after a meeting between deputy mayor Stefan Stoyanov and representatives of Plovdiv Tech Park, BNR-Plovdiv reports.
“Plovdiv is one of the fastest developing cities, in terms of economy, in the entire region of Southeastern Europe. There are hundreds of international companies operating here, mostly in machine building and the automotive industry,” Stefan Stoyanov said, and added that the region continues to be a leader and to attract people – including foreigners, their number having reached 20,000.
The company’s data storage network has over 600 centres. Its intentions now are to enter Europe via Plovdiv.
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